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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Instead, the mom of three — and soon-to-be four — is checking out headstones at local cemeteries for inspiration from late lives and bygone eras.
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
In other cases, a family may have purchased a replacement marker or headstone and would have been able to keep the old one.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
In other cases, a family may have purchased a replacement marker or headstone and would have been able to keep the old one.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for headstone
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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